Cherish Memories

I hope that all you moms out there had a great Mothers Day.  I sure did!  I spent the day with my kids, mom and sister.  Family time is so important and I cherish the moments we can all be together.  I really did not have much free time this weekend to work on anything.  I had started this layout Friday evening and finished it last night.  I am so enjoying the pictures my Mom gave me from her childhood. This one in particular I love!  My mom and her two brothers back in 1940, Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, Canada.  Again, I love that the photo captures my grandmother's hand writing. Don't you just love the snowman in the picture!

 I so adore the beautiful paper by Webster's Pages!  I based my layout on the current sketch over at

Stuck On U Sketches.  Here is their current sketch by the ever so talented Liz Qualman.

My layout also qualifies for a few more challenges.  The next one is over at the Color Room. Here is their current color palette #5:

Over at Wee Memories #5 their challenge is to use sewing on your project, and over at Practical Scrappers their challenge is to use punches.

I used my Cricut cartridge Home Decor to cut out the title. I punched some circles out and turned them into a border.  The beautiful crochet lace at the bottom I purchased at the Chip Chop Shop. 

 

I wanted to play on the fur on my mom's jacket and came across a santa suit I had in my stash by Jolees.  I cut off the fur collar and added it to the layout.

I did some stitching with my sewing machine, used my Tim Holtz paper distresses and inked the edges with some chestnut roan ink.

I added some beautiful flowers by Prima which I sprayed with some Glimmer Mist Dazzling Diamonds and inked the white one with some mauve ink.

When all was said and done both of my kids questioned why I was doing layouts with those "old" photos.  I told them that they captured cherished  memories of their Grandmother and her family when she was growing up.  A life quite different and unique from their own life.